Saturday, September 6, 2008

80s Movie Weekend


A staple of the 80's, actor Andrew McCarthy stars in this weekend's 80s movie flashback, but his co-star is more known these days as one of the four women in Sex and the City - back in 1987, everyone's favorite "Mannequin" was none other than Kim Catrall...

the trailer...



you knew Christopher Columbus?



and of course, the hit song from the movie by Starship - "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"...




Lyrics | Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now lyrics

“Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now”

Single by Starship
from the album No Protection
B-side "Layin' It on the Line"
Released 1987
Format 7" single
Recorded 1986
Genre Pop/Rock
Length 4:29
Label Grunt
Writer(s) Albert Hammond/Diane Warren
Producer Narada Michael Walden

US Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #1


Mannequin

Directed by Michael Gottlieb
Produced by Art Levinson
Edward Rugoff (executive)
Written by Michael Gottlieb
Edward Rugoff
Starring Andrew McCarthy
Kim Cattrall
Estelle Getty
James Spader
G. W. Bailey
Steve Vinovich
Music by Sylvester Levay
Cinematography Tim Suhrstedt
Editing by Richard Halsey
Frank E. Jimenez
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date(s) February 13, 1987 (USA)
Running time 90 min.
Country United States
Language English
Gross revenue $42,700,000
Followed by Mannequin: On the Move

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